Global Patent Index - EP 1993880 B1

EP 1993880 B1 20130424 - VEHICLE BUMPER STRUCTURE

Title (en)

VEHICLE BUMPER STRUCTURE

Title (de)

STOSSFÄNGERSTRUKTUR FÜR EIN FAHRZEUG

Title (fr)

STRUCTURE DE PARE-CHOCS DE VÉHICULE

Publication

EP 1993880 B1 20130424 (EN)

Application

EP 07733888 A 20070214

Priority

  • IB 2007000355 W 20070214
  • JP 2006038439 A 20060215

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007093898A2] In a vehicle bumper structure, an optical fiber sensor (32) is provided on the upper portion of the front surface of a front wall portion (3OA) of a front-bumper reinforcement (30). A front-bumper absorber (28) is provided before the optical fiber sensor (32) and a load transfer plate (34) is disposed between the front-bumper absorber (28) and the optical fiber sensor (32). The vertical width (B3) of the front-bumper absorber (28) and the load transfer plate (34) are greater than the vertical width (Bl) of the optical fiber sensor (32), and a lower end portion (34A) of the load transfer plate (34) extends below the lower end of the optical fiber sensor (32). Accordingly, when the optical fiber sensor (32) is offset to the upper portion of the front-bumper reinforcement (30), the front-bumper absorber (28) will not topple down and the impact load is input to the optical fiber sensor (32) even if the input direction of the impact load is slightly inclined.

IPC 8 full level

B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B60R 19/18 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/34 (2011.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B60R 19/023 (2013.01 - KR); B60R 19/24 (2013.01 - KR); B60R 19/483 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B60R 21/34 (2013.01 - KR); B60R 21/34 (2013.01 - EP US); B60R 2019/1893 (2013.01 - KR); B60R 2021/01095 (2013.01 - EP KR US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007093898 A2 20070823; WO 2007093898 A3 20080619; CN 101384453 A 20090311; CN 101384453 B 20110420; EP 1993880 A2 20081126; EP 1993880 B1 20130424; JP 2007216803 A 20070830; JP 4440896 B2 20100324; KR 101041380 B1 20110614; KR 20080085234 A 20080923; US 2010038922 A1 20100218; US 7931316 B2 20110426

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2007000355 W 20070214; CN 200780005709 A 20070214; EP 07733888 A 20070214; JP 2006038439 A 20060215; KR 20087020080 A 20070214; US 27936107 A 20070214